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Hurricane forecast: Another busy Atlantic season

Hurricane forecast: Another busy Atlantic season
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe unusually wild, federal forecasters say. Their prediction Thursday calls for 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6 that become major

Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View

Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By JASON DEARENAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Soon it

Solar plane completes 2nd leg of trip in Texas

Solar plane completes 2nd leg of trip in Texas
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
DALLAS (AP) - A solar-powered plane has landed in Texas, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States. The Solar Impulse is making the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel to fly across the U.S. The plane landed early Thursday at Dallas-Fort

Muslim hard-liners ID suspect in London attack

Muslim hard-liners ID suspect in London attack
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By PAISLEY DODDS and GREGORY KATZAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two Muslim hard-

Lenovo says quarterly profit up 90 percent

Lenovo says quarterly profit up 90 percent
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd
By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - Computer maker Lenovo Group said Thursday its latest quarterly profit rose 90 percent as sales of smartphones and mobile computing technology expanded. Lenovo said it earned $127 million, or 1.22 cents per share, in the three months ending March 31.

Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores

Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - "Jenny from the Block" wants the block to buy Verizon phones from her. Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez on Wednesday announced she's opening a chain of 15 cellphone stores and a website under the Viva Movil brand. The aim is to sell Verizon

Facebook posts: Suit filed over vet's detention

Facebook posts: Suit filed over vet's detention
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A civil liberties group has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of an ex-Marine, claiming his rights were violated when he was detained in a psychiatric facility after posting anti-government messages on Facebook. The Rutherford Institute's attorneys filed suit Wednesday

Facebook posts: Suit filed over vet's detention

Facebook posts: Suit filed over vet's detention
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A civil liberties group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of an ex-Marine who was detained in a psychiatric facility after posting anti-government messages on Facebook, using the case to criticize a program that looks for veterans who may have become extremists.

Doctors save Ohio boy by 'printing' an airway tube

Doctors save Ohio boy by 'printing' an airway tube
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By MARILYNN MARCHIONEAP Chief Medical Writer In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day. It's the latest advance from the booming field of regenerative medicine

Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores

Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - "Jenny from the Block" wants the block to buy Verizon phones from her. Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez says she's opening a chain of cellphone stores and a website under the Viva Movil brand. The aim is to sell Verizon phones and services

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Obama To Visit Tornado-Ravaged OK Town

Obama To Visit Tornado-Ravaged OK Town
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Sunday.    That's according to a White House official, who wasn't authorized to publicly discuss the trip ahead of the official announcement and requested anonymity.    A

I-5 bridge collapses into Wash. river, injuring 3

I-5 bridge collapses into Wash. river, injuring 3
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th
By MANUEL VALDES and MIKE BAKERAssociated Press MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - An Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed north of Seattle Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a rescue effort by boats and divers as three injured people were pulled from the chilly

Flooding forces evacuation of 1,300 in ND town

Flooding forces evacuation of 1,300 in ND town
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd
By BLAKE NICHOLSON and DAVE KOLPACKAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A dam that threatened to give way and flood a North Dakota town was holding back the water on Wednesday, though the 1,300 residents of Cavalier were still being told to stay away from their homes. Steady rainfall between